About Hugh Segar
Lived 1868 – 1954 (aged 86). Hugh Segar was a New Zealand mathematician and academic.
Hugh William Segar (31 January 1868 – 18 September 1954) was a New Zealand mathematician and university professor. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England in 1868. He was educated at Liverpool College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was 2nd Wrangler and a Yeats Prizeman. He was Professor of Mathematics at University College, Auckland.
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Who was Hugh Segar?
New Zealand mathematician and university professor (1868–1954)
When was Hugh Segar born?
Hugh Segar was born on 31 January 1868 in Liverpool.
When did Hugh Segar die?
Hugh Segar died on 18 September 1954 in Auckland.
What was Hugh Segar's occupation?
Hugh Segar was a mathematician and academic.
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Hugh Segar was New Zealand.
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